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Today, we're continuing with our 12-part series, Reclaim Your Life.
Overcoming addiction is a tough journey, and the first step is often detoxification.
As I found out when I visited the Summit Detox Facility in Boynton Beach, FL.
It's a life-changing entry to the world of Transformations Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Center, where people are changing lives every day.
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Oftentimes, in addiction treatment, detoxification is the primary step, and it's a very critical
step.
It's a very sensitive time in our client's life when they've probably hit rock bottom.
This is the time in their life when they've probably lost the trust of loved ones.
This is the time in their life when they've maybe lost a job.
They've committed crimes in order to feed their habit.
They've hit rock bottom essentially.
When they've lost hope, and we kind of are in the business of providing hope.
That's what we do.
Dr. Jawad Daud knows only too well the effects of opiate addiction in our society, and how
it takes over lives.
As a Board Certified Psychiatrist with Fellowship Training in Addiction Psychiatry, Dr. Daud
is Head of the Summit Detox, which partners with Transformations Treatment Center in Delray
Beach, Florida.
Together, they provide the first important steps an addict needs to take on the road
to recovery.
Before coming to Transformations, I was homeless.
I was on the street.
Like, I felt like a scavenger, you know, looking for food, looking for a place to sleep, a
place to even brush my teeth.
It was very dark.
I was empty inside.
I had nowhere to go, no one to talk to.
I basically just threw myself out on the street and would hopefully, you know, get that use,
you know.
I was scared coming in here, you know.
But thankfully, you know, this is a great staff, and they showed me support.
They listened to me.
They helped me get back on my feet.
I'm forever grateful.
There are so many patients that have come through Transformations Treatment Center.
Keisha is one that is pretty powerful.
Is this typical of someone that is going through addiction to go through something like what
she's going through?
Unfortunately, yes it is.
You know, I have the humbling experience of having clients come to me, and they share
things that they perhaps haven't shared with anyone.
Having witnessed that so many times, I kind of take from my skill set.
I try to address the psychiatric conditions, the overall treatment from the rehabilitation
aspect.
A lot of these people have lost everything.
Having witnessed all of the various consequences of addiction and having been able to treat
these people, I recognize certain trends.
Unfortunately, there's a strong trend of younger and younger clients coming in.
There's a strong trend of opiate addiction, which is getting worse.
These patients, and especially the youth, they're using it mask a lot of their problems
only to cause more problems.
Doctor, what's the first thing you do for someone entering the Summit Detox program?
Step 1?
Immediately when the client enters our facility, they're going to receive a Nursing Assessment.
They're going to receive a History and Physical.
Their medical conditions are going to be addressed.
They're going to receive a Psychiatric Evaluation, any psychiatric condition.
A lot of times they'll have anxiety, they'll have depression.
Which, all of these things can relate to their addiction.
They can make the addiction worse.
The addiction can make them worse.
So, all of these things are addressed.
We pride ourselves on the fact that we care more than any other treatment center out there.
We provide cutting edge technology to treat our clients, including genetic testing which
helps guide treatment oftentimes.
We have a Serenity Lounge, a whole holistic approach that offers music therapy and a calming
environment.
We have a chiropractor on site.
We have therapists on site.
We employ a team-based approach, and we provide support around the clock.
We've been successful in what we do.
Our ultimate goal is to maintain our clients in recovery for life.
Dr. Daud emphasizes that detoxification is not the sole treatment for addiction here.
But rather, it's the initial step before they go on to receive the education and tools necessary
to equip them for the road to rehabilitation.
He believes that is the foundation for recovery.
Dr. Daud, how do you know that you have made a difference, that this person is now in full
recovery?
There's a dramatic difference in their appearance, and their attitude, and in their overall outlook
on life.
Because, remember, they come in with probably no hope.
They feel like they've just pretty much lost everything, and they are lost.
We kind of help them guide them back on the right path.
There must be a moment where you see that light, where you feel that energy and that
hope that this patient is going to make it - going to make a full recovery.
It's got to be huge.
This is why we do what we do.
You know, you definitely see it.
You see it through followup, you see it through evaluation.
It's the most fulfilling thing that I can imagine.
It's why I do what I do.
Summit opened the doors for me.
That's how they changed my life.
I went through an amazing transformation at Transformations Treatment Center.
I took all the suggestions.
I have a life today.
People love me.
I have family.
I go home and visit my family.
I'm in school.
I'm employable.
I'm just doing the right thing today.
Transformation is something that happens every day here at Summit Detox, but primarily it's
providing hope to those when they need it most.
We hope you'll continue to join us in our Reclaim Your Life series as we show you how
Transformations Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center helps people on their road to recovery.
Next time, we're going to see how their PHP Residential Program aids in recovery.
Remember, for more information, you can go to TransformationsTreatment.Center or our
website, TheBalancingAct.com.
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